Digital nomad and remote work

37 routes

• Andorra

  D.3. Residència per a nòmada digital

  Andorra's digital nomad residence (tràmit D.3) authorises you to live in the Principality for the life of the authorisation.

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• Armenia

  Temporary Resident Card (business activity basis)

  Armenia has no separate digital nomad or freelancer visa, and the route founders and self-employed people actually use is the ordinary Temporary Resident Card granted on the ground of running business activity in Armenia.

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• Brazil

  Digital nomad residence (VITEM XIV)

  Residence authorization and VITEM XIV temporary visa for remote workers employed by or contracting with employers outside Brazil.

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• Colombia

  Visa V Nomadas Digitales

  The digital-nomad subcategory of the Visa V, for remote workers and digital entrepreneurs serving foreign companies or clients from Colombia.

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• Costa Rica

  Estancia - Remote Worker / Service Provider (Ley 10008)

  A one-year stay (estancia) for remote workers and service providers serving foreign clients under Costa Rica's Ley N.

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• Croatia

  Temporary stay of digital nomads

  Croatia's temporary stay of digital nomads, administered by the Ministry of the Interior under the Aliens Act, is for third-country nationals who work through communication technology for a company — or their own company — not registered in Croatia, and who perform no work for Croatian employers.

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  • About 8 months

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• Cyprus

  Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa

  The Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa lets non-EU/non-EEA nationals who work location-independently through telecommunications technology reside temporarily in Cyprus while working for an employer registered abroad or serving clients located abroad.

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• Dominican Republic

  Residence by Investment - Rentista (Annuitant)

  If you have steady income from abroad - including remote work - the rentista route is the Dominican Republic's practical home for you, and it leads quickly to permanent residence.

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• Ecuador

  Temporary Residence - Digital Nomad (Visa Nomada)

  For remote workers: this route lets you live in Ecuador while working for a foreign employer or your own foreign company under a contract sourced outside Ecuador.

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• Estonia

  Digital Nomad Visa

  Estonia's Digital Nomad Visa is the right for remote workers to stay temporarily in Estonia for up to one year while working online, independent of location.

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  • About 1 months

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• Greece

  Digital Nomad Visa (Psifiakos Nomas)

  Remote work DNV 7pct flat tax on foreign income for 7 years EUR3500/mo 2yr renewable partner via civil cohabitation agreement Law 5275/2026

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• Greece

  Tech Visa (Law 5275/2026)

  Employer-sponsored 12-month work+residence permit for hires at Elevate Greece-registered startups; salary >=1.6x Greek national average; tied exclusively to one employer.

  • Employer sponsor required

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• Guatemala

  Temporary Residence - Digital Nomad (Residencia Nomada Digital)

  For remote workers: Guatemala has created a digital nomad residence for people who work remotely for clients or an employer based abroad, letting you live in the country while you keep your foreign income.

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• Hungary

  White Card – residency for digital nomads

  Hungary's White Card is a residence permit issued to a third-country national (a non-EEA/non-Hungarian-national who is not a family member of an EEA national, or a stateless person) who either has a verified employment relationship with an employer outside Hungary and performs that job remotely from Hungary using di…

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• Iceland

  Long-Term Visa for Remote Work (Iceland)

  If you work remotely for a foreign employer, this short long-term visa lets you stay in Iceland for a few months - but it is a visa, not a residence permit.

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• Iceland

  Long-Term Visa for Remote Workers (L-802)

  Remote-income digital nomad/remote-worker visa, no local employer required (distinct from earlier Iceland Skilled Worker Permit which is employer-sponsored)

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• Italy

  Visto per nomadi digitali e lavoratori da remoto

  Italy's digital nomad and remote worker visa was established by the Interministerial Decree of 29 February 2024 (published 4 April 2024), under Article 27, paragraph 1(q-bis) and paragraph sexies.1 of Legislative Decree 286/1998.

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  • Leads to permanent residence

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• Kazakhstan

  Digital Nomad Visa (category "B9-1")

  Kazakhstan's Digital Nomad Visa is visa category "B9-1", and despite the name it is not a remote-work visa at all — it is a settlement route.

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• Latvia

  Long-stay visa for remote work (Latvia)

  Latvia's remote-work route is a long-stay (category D) visa rather than a residence permit, and it is deliberately narrow.

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• Malaysia

  DE Rantau Nomad Pass

  The DE Rantau Nomad Pass is Malaysia's digital nomad route, run by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).

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• Malta

  Nomad Residence Permit

  Remote worker digital nomad permit English EU only 30-day approval 15pct flat tax cohabiting partner explicitly supported with 2yr docs partner has right to work

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  • About 1 months

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• Moldova

  Dreptul de ședere provizorie în scop de nomad digital

  Moldova runs a dedicated digital nomad track inside its provisional residence system, listed by the General Inspectorate for Migration alongside work, study, investment and family reunification as one of the purposes for which a foreigner staying longer than 90 days can be granted the right of residence.

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• Montenegro

  Privremeni boravak digitalnog nomada

  Montenegro has written the digital nomad into its Law on Foreigners rather than leaving remote workers to improvise.

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• Namibia

  Digital Nomad Visa (NIPDB)

  For remote workers who earn their income from outside Namibia: this short visa, run by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, lets you live in Namibia for about six months while working for clients or an employer abroad - it is not a route to permanent residence.

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• Peru

  Digital Nomad (Nomada Digital)

  For remote workers: Peru has created a digital-nomad residence category in law for people who telework for a company based abroad - but heads-up, it is not yet usable, so check the official page before planning around it.

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• Philippines

  Digital Nomad Visa

  Visa for foreign remote workers earning from foreign employers or clients, established by Executive Order in 2025.

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• Portugal

  Residence Visa for Independent Work Activity or Migrant Entrepreneurs (D2)

  Portugal's D2 national residence visa covers independent work activity or migrant entrepreneurs, one of the purpose-specific tracks listed under the country's residency-visa regime alongside subordinate work, remote work and highly-qualified activity.

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  • About 3 months

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• Portugal

  Residence Visa for the Exercise of Professional Activity Provided Remotely (D8 — Digital Nomad)

  The D8 is Portugal's national residence visa for the exercise of a professional activity provided remotely — the "digital nomad" route — sitting alongside subordinate work, independent work and highly-qualified-activity tracks in the country's residency-visa regime.

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  • Leads to permanent residence

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• Romania

  Long-stay visa for other purposes (marked D/AS) — digital nomads

  Romania does not issue a separately branded digital nomad visa; it admits digital nomads as one of the categories of its long-stay visa for other purposes, marked D/AS.

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• Serbia

  Digital Nomad Pathway

  Serbia's practical route for remote workers under the 2024 Law on Foreigners, commonly via self-employment or the single permit rather than a dedicated nomad visa.

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• Slovenia

  Temporary residence permit for digital nomads

  Since 21 November 2025, Slovenia's Ministry of the Interior grants a dedicated temporary residence permit for digital nomads: a foreigner who is not a citizen of an EU or EEA country and who is employed by, or under civil-law contract to, a business entity based outside Slovenia, or self-employed abroad, performing …

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• South Africa

  Remote Work Visa

  Visitor visa, introduced in 2024, for foreigners working remotely in South Africa for a foreign employer under a contract.

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• Spain

  Digital Nomad Visa (International Telework Visa)

  Spain's international teleworking visa sits under Law 14/2013 on support for entrepreneurs and their internationalisation, and lets people employed or contracted abroad live in Spain while working remotely.

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• Sri Lanka

  Digital Nomad Visa (DNV)

  Sri Lanka's Digital Nomad Visa is for people who earn abroad and want to live on the island while they do it.

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• Thailand

  Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

  The Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) is Thailand's long-validity visa for people who want to base themselves in the country for long stretches without taking Thai employment.

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• Türkiye

  Digital Nomad Visa and Digital Nomad Identification Certificate

  Türkiye's digital nomad route is built around a two-step document chain rather than a single visa application.

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• United Arab Emirates

  Virtual work visa

  The UAE's virtual work visa — the Abu Dhabi channel calls it the Remote Work Visa — is a residence for people whose income comes from outside the country.

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